Everyone started to have a camera. That's when I started to travel outside of New York and go into nature.

I went through a pretty big David Bowie period when I was younger, and that has affected me profoundly in my life and my work.

I was never told, "Fags are going to hell." You just didn't talk about it.

The camera gives you some control.

Whatever emotions you're going through, you somehow seek out the people that are going through similar emotions or that maybe have something you need.

I think that's an important lesson for young people who want to be artists: You have to find someone who believes in you and who will help you find that time where you don't have to think about a job but just making work. If I didn't have those people in my life, I wouldn't be in the position I'm in.

My dad was in the Korean War. He got shot seven times. He had seven bullet holes in him. And out of his troop of 35 guys, he was one of nine guys that came back. And when he came back from that he had seven kids in seven years.